Clubhouse app banned in China
Toronto Star reporter Joanna Chiu explains how the audio-based app Clubhouse was being used in China, why it no longer…
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College student and music producer on being Black in P.E.I.
Chavez Edgecombe grew up in the Bahamas and was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder at a young age. He…
Tokyo Olympics chief apologizes for sexist comments
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori acknowledged that his comments that women board members talked too much were ‘inappropriate’ and against…
B.C. boy turns tradition into fundraiser in great-aunt's memory
A 10-year-old member of the Lake Babine and Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nations has turned the cultural tradition of not cutting…
Take advantage of your pandemic savings, says financial expert
Household savings hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2020, according to Statistics Canada. Personal finance journalist Rubina…
Black midwife says field needs more diversity
Midwife Liliane Yamgue Dacmeta recalls a stressful birth experience, as illustrated by artist Jovita Akahome. Dacmeta says she’s proud to…
Coalition calls for boycott of Beijing Olympics
A coalition of 180 human rights groups is urging governments to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics because of reported Chinese…
Church built by Harriet Tubman gets grant to repair it
Rochelle Bush, the resident historian of a church built by Harriet Tubman and other freedom seekers, says it’s important to…
Canada's Olympic, Paralympic leaders balk at Beijing boycott
Canadian Olympic and Paralympic leaders are dismissing calls for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Games in 2022 in light…
B.C. officials apologize after vaccine doses pulled from remote community
Senior health officials in British Columbia have apologized after a medical health officer withdrew more than 200 COVID-19 vaccine doses…